Population
Paragould
29,940
Ardmore
24,757
Median Income
Paragould
$56,181
Ardmore
$52,954
Home Value
Paragould
$175,400
Ardmore
$158,800
Rent
Paragould
$883
Ardmore
$959
Crime Rate
Paragould
9.15
Ardmore
11.41
Cost of Living
Paragould
89.7
Ardmore
89.2
Avg Temp
Paragould
N/A
Ardmore
N/A
Unemployment
Paragould
8.6%
Ardmore
5.0%
How Similar Are Paragould & Ardmore?
Ardmore is Paragould's #22 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Paragould
29,940
Ardmore
24,757
Paragould has a 17% larger population than Ardmore.
Violent Crime
Paragould
9.15
Ardmore
11.41
Ardmore has a 20% higher violent crime than Paragould.
Property Crime
Paragould
28.98
Ardmore
31.06
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 7% difference.
Political Leaning
Paragould
79.8%
Ardmore
76.7%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 4% difference.
Unemployment
Paragould
8.6%
Ardmore
5.0%
Paragould has a 42% higher unemployment than Ardmore.
Median Income
Paragould
$56,181
Ardmore
$52,954
Both cities have similar median income — just a 6% difference.
Home Values
Paragould
$175,400
Ardmore
$158,800
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Paragould
10.9%
Ardmore
14.6%
Ardmore has a 26% higher education than Paragould.
Demographics
Paragould
88.0%
Ardmore
64.1%
Paragould has a 27% higher demographics than Ardmore.
Cost of Living
Paragould
89.7
Ardmore
89.2
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Paragould and Ardmore share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Ardmore leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Ardmore leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDParagould has a fair market rent (2br) of $905 vs $1,054 in Ardmore (14% lower). Ardmore scores 80.9 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 85.9 in Paragould. Paragould scores 89.1 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 93.7 in Ardmore.
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Housing Market — Paragould leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSParagould has a vacancy rate of 7.1% compared to 14.0% in Ardmore. Paragould has a median property tax of $868 vs $1,351 in Ardmore (36% lower). Ardmore has a single-family homes of 82.2% compared to 71.4% in Paragould.
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Jobs & Economy — Ardmore leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSArdmore has a unemployment rate of 5.0% compared to 8.6% in Paragould. Paragould: 14,108 vs Ardmore: 11,507 for labor force. Ardmore has a per capita income of $31,358 vs $26,916 in Paragould (14% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Paragould leads
Source: FBI UCRParagould has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.08 in Ardmore. Ardmore has a violent crime clearance of 46.5% compared to 30.1% in Paragould. Paragould has a assault rate (per 1k) of 7.98 compared to 10.33 in Ardmore.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauArdmore has a bachelor's degree or higher of 14.6% compared to 10.9% in Paragould. Paragould has a high school diploma or higher of 39.3% compared to 37.3% in Ardmore.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSParagould has a population of 29,940, about 1.2x the size of Ardmore (24,757).
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Paragould
Ardmore
Healthcare — Ardmore leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareArdmore: 4.0 vs Paragould: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Ardmore leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSArdmore has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.0% in Paragould. Ardmore has a public transit of 0.8% compared to 0.2% in Paragould. Ardmore has a work from home of 3.5% compared to 3.0% in Paragould.
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